Reconfigurable Street
Location: Die Wiener Ringstraße, Vienna, Austria
When: Winter, 2022
Supervisor: o. Univ. Prof. Greg Lynn, Martin Murero, Bence Pap, Kaiho Yu, Valeria Ospital
In collaboration with: Joyce Lee, Laleh Sadegloo
In the post-epidemic era, reduced physical connectivity due to working from home has made people depressed and negative. Beyond this freedom of private working time, we still need a place to work and discuss together. We imagine a project consisting of modularity and reconfiguration that meets diverse spatial needs and responds to the changing seasons.
We reimagine a shift from a 'permanent' to a 'temporary' approach to work in the future. Unlike WeWork, these spaces are provided by the City Council for the public good. The company reduces its heavy asset costs and pays a small amount of rent. People are not told they have to work in a certain place, but are free to choose their favourite workspace. The city will also gain more public space for its residents.
The project group is placed near parks and stations. Colleagues with coworking needs can book in advance, work together in a preferred space and go to the park for a break and relaxation afterwards. There is no longer a rule that a specific space should be used for a specific function.
We design amenities that can be shared between the park and the office, such as a cafe, food stall, public gym, portable charging station and floating screen, etc., to act as a filler and link between the two space types.
10/2022-04/2023 "Park Co-Working" project exhibited in "Technoscape", MAXXI Museum, Rome, Italy